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Blues guitarist Johnny Winter is a survivor, but he's much more than that. One of the most gifted blues rockers ever to strap on a guitar, Winter has been on top of the rock world, such as when he first signed with Columbia Records for the largest sum ever paid to a new solo artist, and he has been on the bottom, such as when he suspended his career to head back home to Texas to nurse his heroin addiction. Through it all, Winter has refused to stop making music, usually the kind that revs up the crowds with his over-the-top brand of driving bluesy rock and roll. Born in 1944, Johnny Winter was encouraged as a young musician, along with his younger brother, rock keyboardist Edgar Winter. The brothers, who both were born with albinism, formed a band, when Johnny was age 15, called Johnny and the Jammers. In 1968, Winter signed with Columbia and recorded his self-titled debut album, released in 1969. As Winter's stock grew, his older recordings, with a group called the Progressive Blues Experiment, began getting snatched up for release, and have accompanied his entire career. Winter performed at Woodstock in 1969 and recorded his second album, Second Winter, before forming a new group, Johnny Winter And, with guitarist Rick Derringer and bassist Randy Jo Hobbs. The band's first, self-titled album included Derringer's song 'Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo' and steered toward the blues rock Winter would come to be known for. More than 20 albums and several Grammy Awards later, Winter continues to rock the house, and Johnny Winter tickets are a chance to see one of the best blues rockers on stage.

Johnny Winter Discography

Album name

Release date

Roots

2011

The Progressive Blues Experiment / Johnny Winter

2010

Live Bootleg Series, Volume 6

2010

Live at the Filmore East 10-03-70

2010

Johnny Winter Anthology

2009

The Woodstock Experience

2009

Live Bootleg Series, Volume 5

2009

Live Bootleg Series, Volume 4

2009

Live Bootleg Series, Volume 3

2008

Live Bootleg Series, Volume 2

2008

Nothin' but the Blues/White, Hot & Blue

2007

Johnny & Edgar Together

2007

Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down

2007

Live Bootleg Series, Volume 1

2007

Saints & Sinners/John Dawson Winter III

2007

An Introduction to Johnny Winter

2006

Extended Versions

2005

Rockin Bluesman 2005

2005

Second Winter

2004

I'm a Bluesman

2004

Johnny Winter And/Johnny Winter and Live

2004

Rock & Roll People

2004

The Best of Johnny Winter

2002

Lone Star Shootout

2001

Deluxe Edition

2001

Texas Blues

1998

Live in NYC '97

1998

1968-03-xx: Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead - Live in NY: The Scene Club, New York, NY, USA